tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992023935961455603.post77521882993393710..comments2015-07-20T20:11:47.402-05:00Comments on Life on the Other Side of the Wall: An Inconvenient Flight and a Random Conversation At 35,000 Feet in Row 7Aaron Likenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01986793563943738918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992023935961455603.post-72661863384072773232013-03-21T11:46:38.032-05:002013-03-21T11:46:38.032-05:00I can give you an explanation because this type of...I can give you an explanation because this type of thing is a regularity for me at OT conferences.<br /><br />The first few questions can establish the foundation. For example, there was a girl I met from Illinois last year for the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference. We were Facebook friends before this, but never met (which is common for my type of professional relationships now). After the initial &quot;hi, how are you&quot;, we then asked each other about our respective OT programs. That was a good foundation question because we then proceed onto trying to understand what the other&#39;s program is like. Also, we talked about our experiences in OT so far. Lastly, we talked about the practice areas that we liked. These three topics made a good 30 minutes of conversation! Why? The reason is that as something is said, the other would comment once the girl or I gave the cue for the other to do so. After the comment is made, the roles will reverse. This process will continue until we both feel that it is time to move on to the next topic.<br /><br />The girl and I did 30 minutes for this example because that&#39;s the time we had... as we still got to move on to what we wanted to do at the conference. Had we were in the flight with you, we would do it as long as the other desires.<br /><br />So, it can be done even for people with autism, as I have shown. However, one caution for individuals with autism to do go on and on about their topics! It is also important for them to talk about what the other person wants to talk about, too!Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15977097284075812594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992023935961455603.post-23294071351974937502011-05-04T19:56:36.910-05:002011-05-04T19:56:36.910-05:00enjoyed this postenjoyed this postalwaysdreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150321646409301048noreply@blogger.com